Yesterday we had the fortunate – or, depending on which members of the press you asked, unfortunate – pleasure to hit the 2006 MTV VMA red carpet. We've been through this routine before: Paris, Beyonce, Christina, and Jessica all strut by the entire press line after doing their official MTV segments. Brooke Hogan and her entire over-muscled family, meanwhile, arrive early and leave late, hoping any random media outlet will at least agree to record a soundbite. Aside from that last sentence, even we (bottom of the barrel when you figure we were standing next to InStyle, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Wire Image) aren't so desperate we'll give them coverage.

But that's not to say we didn't court the attention of other B-listers, like Jesse McCartney, Three 6 Mafia, Tyrese, Ashley Parker Angel, Andy Milonakis, and a Real Worlder. But these aren't your regular celebrity interviews. Perhaps because they're barely celebrities? Watch the clips, after the jump.

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• Kanye West is working on his first feature film, which will be more like a series of vignettes based on his music than one central narrative. And we assume if it doesn't earn an Oscar the Academy will hear about it. [Billboard]

• Three 6 Mafia parties with Paris Hilton as she stumbles around the dance floor, sings along with her radio, and swears about losing her jacket. Oh, the glamorous life is never simple. [TMZ]

• The man who helped write Ton Loc's "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" is looking to collect royalties for the two times a year those songs are played on the radio. [Reuters]

• It's not too late to head down to SXSW in Austin and check out the 7 page PDF of show schedules — really, it's enough to give you a headache. You could just hang out here, though, and enjoy the emptiness of the Lower East Side. [One Louder NYC]